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In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

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Cleaning out old tomato plants properly helps prevent plant diseases and pests, while maximizing your harvest.

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I’m also going to cut some of the suckers off the Stupice tomato plants we have growing and start them about Thursday, July 10 or so. That should give us time to have tomatoes in the fall.

High Desert summers require specific gardening techniques due to extreme heat. Try growing these heat-tolerant plants this summer.